IT Governance, the leading provider of ISO 27001 and information security expertise, is delighted to announce that its founder and executive chairman, Alan Calder, will deliver the ISO 27001 Certified ISMS Lead Implementer classroom training course at the Certified InfoSec Conference + 27K Security Summit in Washington, DC.
The fully accredited, practitioner-led, accelerated course is on October 12–13, 2017. It is designed to provide information security professionals with a comprehensive understanding of the best-practice standard for information security and the skills to lead an ISO 27001 information security management system (ISMS) implementation project.
Alan Calder is an acknowledged international cybersecurity expert and a leading author on information security and IT governance issues. The author of
IT Governance: An International Guide to Data Security and ISO27001/ISO27002, Alan Calder’s work draws on his experience leading the world's first successful implementation of BS 7799 (now ISO 27001).
“Information security professionals responsible for implementing an ISO 27001-compliant ISMS should take advantage of the real-world advice and training opportunities available at the conference to learn about best practice for information security and get the skills required for such initiatives,” said Alan Calder.
The course can also help organizations find out how the NYDFS Cybersecurity Requirements (23 NYCRR 500), HIPAA, FedRAMP, and the Sarbanes–Oxley Act align with ISO 27001,
The course will provide attendees with guidance on securing senior management commitment and creating a business case for ISO 27001, the role and structure of an information security policy, the scope of an ISO 27001 project, allocating roles and responsibilities, carrying out an information security risk assessment, the ISO 27001 Annex A controls, producing policies and critical documentation, preparing for an audit, driving continual improvement, and
much more.
Attendees who pass the course exam are awarded the ISO 17024-accredited ISO27001 Certified ISMS Lead Implementer (CIS LI) qualification by IBITGQ. CIS LI is acknowledged by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) as meeting the requirements to apply to become a
PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA).
Alan Calder will also speak at the conference on
ISO 27001: The Global Cyber Security Compliance Framework from 11:40 am–12:20 pm on October 10.
You can book a five-day conference ticket by visiting the
conference website. For more information about our training course, please email
servicecenter@itgovernanceusa.com or call 1-877-317-3454.